Appacha Kavi and Kodava Literature| ಅಪ್ಪಚ್ಚ ಕವಿ ಹಾಗು ಕೊಡವ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ

In this episode of Noorakke Nooru Karnataka, Varsha Ramachandra travels into the hills of Kodagu and into the ‘ainmane’ of Appacha Kavi — the first great playwright of Kodava Takk. Born in 1868 into the Appaneravanda family, Appacha Kavi grew up in a culture where song, story and ritual formed the backbone of community life. Kodagu’s oral traditions — from the Baalo Paat sung at festivals to the Thaali Paat at marriages and the poignant Chaav Paat at funerals — still shape how the community celebrates, mourns and remembers.

Against this backdrop, Appacha Kavi composed plays such as Yayaati Rajanda Nataka, Sree Subrahmanya Mahathmye and Sati Savitri, capturing the rhythms, characters and landscapes of Kodagu in a dramatic form at a time when Kodav ...